The Idea of Human Rights

Produktbeschreibung

Human rights have become one of the most important moral concepts in global political life over the last 60 years. Charles Beitz, one of the world's leading philosophers, offers a compelling new examination of the idea of a human right. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

* Preface


* I: Introduction


* II: The Practice


* III: Naturalistic Theories


* IV: Agreement Theories


* V: A Fresh Start


* VI: Normativity


* VII: International Concern


* VIII: Conclusion


* Works cited


* Index 

Autoreninfo

Charles Beitz has written books and articles in global political theory (Political Theory and International Relations, rev. ed. Princeton UP 1999) and democratic theory (Political Equality, Princeton UP 1989) and is co-editor, with Robert Goodin, of Global Basic Rights (OUP 2009). He has been a Guggenheim Fellow and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics at Princeton University.